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Sisulu appoints members of interim Defence Commission

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Cape Town - Defence and Military Veterans Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, on Monday appointed ten members to the interim National Defence Force Service Commission to assess the working conditions of soldiers.

SA's non-agriculture jobs decrease

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Pretoria - Employment in the formal non-agricultural business sector decreased between the end of March to the end of June 2009, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Tuesday.

Mahlangu gives update on infrastructure projects

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Pretoria - Gauteng MEC for Economic Development Qedani Mahlangu on Wednesday addressed issues of delayed projects in the province, saying that progress has been made on various initiatives.

Correctional Services clarifies spending

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Pretoria – The Department of Correctional Services on Wednesday clarified media reports on the R2 billion the department spent on consultants.

Public transport vital for any developed country

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Johannesburg - Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele says no country can claim to be developed unless all people, including those in the rural areas, are able to access transport with the least inconvenience.

Dept condemns violence at Simile Township

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Pretoria - The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has condemned the unwarranted violence and destruction of property by certain residents of Simile Township in the Thaba Chweu Municipality.

Govt, military veterans' group meet

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Pretoria - The Department of Military Veterans (DMV) on Tuesday met with representatives of the Azanian People’s Liberation Army Military Veterans Associations (APLAMVA) to improve working relations.

Murder decreases by 3.4 percent

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Cape Town - Crime statistics released on Tuesday indicate that murder and attempted murder have continued on its steady downward trend over the last year.

Disabled people make up 0.38% of state workforce

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Cape Town – More than 5 000 people with disabilities, representing 0.38 percent of the total workforce, are being employed by government, a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee heard on Wednesday.

Govt concerned with increases in some crimes

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Cape Town - While encouraged by notable decreases in five of seven contact crimes, government remains concerned with the increase in robbery with aggravated circumstances, sexual offences, stock theft and commercial crime.